What is the name of your state? Florida
Just joined the forum. I'm a Board Certified Criminal Trial lawyer in Florida, and an Assistant State Attorney for the past 20 years. I hold a Juris Doctor degree, and two Bachelor's degrees (political science & biology).
I have prosecutied over 100 criminal jury trials, from simple misdemeanors to death penalty homicides. I teach continuing legal education courses throughout Florida on behalf of the Florida Prosecuting Attorney's Association, and am occasionally an adjunct professor in an undergrad criminal justice program.
While I do have some personal experience in some other areas of the law, I don't pretend to be an expert in anything other than criminal juridprudence, and the 4th, 5th, and 5th Amendments to the US Constitution - so I'll probably limit myself to this forum, unless something on another topic piques my interest.
As a career prosecutor, I obviously have the utmost respect for good law enforcement officers - and do a lot of training of them. I also have no tolerance for incompetent, or dishonest officers. Nor do I think much of incompetent lawyers in general, and prosecutors in particular ( the O.J. case was incompetently prosecuted).
I'm a Florida native, but also have a residence in Colorado (though I'm not admitted to the Colorado Bar). I'm a Vietnam vet, that served as a medical corpsman with a Special Ops unit based in Thailand. I'm a life member of the NRA.
Now you know everything you need to know about me, and my biases, for this forum. I will not, under any circumstances, discuss any pending case in which I (or my office) is involved. If you have been charged with a crime in Florida, don't ask me what you should do because the answer will always be the same - hire your own lawyer.
So, to quote Gen Patton, "Now you @#&%$ know how I feel!"
The StateWhat is the name of your state?
Just joined the forum. I'm a Board Certified Criminal Trial lawyer in Florida, and an Assistant State Attorney for the past 20 years. I hold a Juris Doctor degree, and two Bachelor's degrees (political science & biology).
I have prosecutied over 100 criminal jury trials, from simple misdemeanors to death penalty homicides. I teach continuing legal education courses throughout Florida on behalf of the Florida Prosecuting Attorney's Association, and am occasionally an adjunct professor in an undergrad criminal justice program.
While I do have some personal experience in some other areas of the law, I don't pretend to be an expert in anything other than criminal juridprudence, and the 4th, 5th, and 5th Amendments to the US Constitution - so I'll probably limit myself to this forum, unless something on another topic piques my interest.
As a career prosecutor, I obviously have the utmost respect for good law enforcement officers - and do a lot of training of them. I also have no tolerance for incompetent, or dishonest officers. Nor do I think much of incompetent lawyers in general, and prosecutors in particular ( the O.J. case was incompetently prosecuted).
I'm a Florida native, but also have a residence in Colorado (though I'm not admitted to the Colorado Bar). I'm a Vietnam vet, that served as a medical corpsman with a Special Ops unit based in Thailand. I'm a life member of the NRA.
Now you know everything you need to know about me, and my biases, for this forum. I will not, under any circumstances, discuss any pending case in which I (or my office) is involved. If you have been charged with a crime in Florida, don't ask me what you should do because the answer will always be the same - hire your own lawyer.
So, to quote Gen Patton, "Now you @#&%$ know how I feel!"
The StateWhat is the name of your state?